THE PROPOSAL IS TO ESTABLISH A NOAA COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH AND DATA SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER (UC) FOR 2022-2027 TO FULFILL NOAAS VISION OF HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, COMMUNITIES, AND ECONOMIES THAT ARE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF CHANGE. THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND FLEXIBLE RESEARCH PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE NOAAS VISION AND GOALS, WITH A FOCUS ON EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH AND DATA SCIENCE. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE WILL EMPLOY WORLD-CLASS RESEARCHERS TO CONDUCT SCIENCE IN SERVICE TO SOCIETY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NOAA. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTED TO EQUITY, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING THEMES OVER THE COURSE OF THIS 5-YEAR AWARD: 1) FUTURE ATMOSPHERE, 2) CLIMATE SCIENCE AND PREDICTION, 3) EARTH SYSTEM DATA SCIENCE, STEWARDSHIP, AND APPLICATIONS, 4) REGIONAL SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS, 5) SCIENTIFIC OUTREACH, EDUC

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THE PROPOSAL IS TO ESTABLISH A NOAA COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH AND DATA SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER (UC) FOR 2022-2027 TO FULFILL NOAAS VISION OF HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, COMMUNITIES, AND ECONOMIES THAT ARE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF CHANGE. THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND FLEXIBLE RESEARCH PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE NOAAS VISION AND GOALS, WITH A FOCUS ON EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH AND DATA SCIENCE. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE WILL EMPLOY WORLD-CLASS RESEARCHERS TO CONDUCT SCIENCE IN SERVICE TO SOCIETY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NOAA. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTED TO EQUITY, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING THEMES OVER THE COURSE OF THIS 5-YEAR AWARD: 1) FUTURE ATMOSPHERE, 2) CLIMATE SCIENCE AND PREDICTION, 3) EARTH SYSTEM DATA SCIENCE, STEWARDSHIP, AND APPLICATIONS, 4) REGIONAL SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS, 5) SCIENTIFIC OUTREACH, EDUC